Mail box



April 9, 1929.

R. FEREBEE MAIL 50X Filed Aug. 15, 1927 Patented Apr. 9, 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

REBECCA FEREBEE, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MAIL BOX.

Application filed August 15, 1927.

This invention relates to mail boxes for use at the doors of houses, and the object of the invention is to provide a practical and e'tlicientstructure of this kind, and one having separate compartments for letters and newspapers.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a frontal elevation, the outer door being shown open;

Figure 2 is a section on Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a top plan view;

Figure l is a section on the line 44 of Figure 1.

The invention includes a suitable casing 1, trapezoidal in cross section and with the narrow side facing frontwardiy. This casing is provided with a relatively large paper aperture 2 located towards the back, and a relatively small letter aperture 3 in front of the paper aperture. The top 20 or the box slopes downwardly and 5orvrardly as shown. Covers 4 and 5 are hingedly mounted at 6 over these apertures. A large rectangular door opening 7 is formed in the front 21 of the casing 1, and a door 8 is hinged at 9 to close over this opening. The door 8 is provided with a suitable lock 10 and is pierced with peep holes 11 to enable one to ascertain whether there are letters within the box without opening the bid door. An inset 12 is formed in the door to receive a name plate (not shown).

A rod 13 is passed through the casing 1 from side to side, the same being elevated substantially above the bottom 22 of the casing and arranged in approximate vertical alignment with the hinge G of the two covers 4t and 5. A paper cage 1% is provided, the same including a frontal plate 15 which is hingedly mounted at its lower end to the rod 13, a number of upwardly curved paper fingers 16 mounted near the bottom of the plate 15 and extending rearwardly towards the back of the casing 1, and a pair or" side arms 17 extending rearwardly from the upper corners of the said plate 15, their extremities being adapted to impinge against the back plate 18 the said paper cage 14 is raised vertically. The arms 17 are of such length that the plates 15 the line 2-2 of Serial No. 212,969.

and 18 will stand parallel when the cage raised. The cage 14 is somewhat smaller than the door opening 7 so that the cage may be readily lowered out through said opening. A coil spring 19 pa :1 d over the rod 13 and forming part 01 the hinged mounting of the plate 15 upon the said rod, in a well known manner, serves to normally hold the cage 14 in its elevated v rtical position.

In use the newspapers and bulky articles are deposited through the large opening 2 and tall upon the paper fingers 16, while letters are deposited through the smaller opening 3 and fall upon the bottom of the box. It will be noted that the trapezoidal shape of the box in cross section, presents relatively ample accommodations for newspapers within the paper cage the back, while smaller space is provided for the letters by the contracted front. At the same time the contracted front preserves the neat appearance of the box.

lVhile I have herein described a. certain specific manner and method or constructing and assembling the elements or my invention, it is understood that I may vary from the same in minor details, not departing from the spirit of my invention, so a; best to construct a practical device for the purpose intended, as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

A letter box, comprising a casing trape zoidal in cross section and having a forwardly sloping top, a frontal door opening and relatively large and small mail apertures through its top, covers for the top mail apertures, a door for the frontal door opening, the said door having peep holes cut therethrough, a rod passed transversely through the casing from side to side substantially above'the bottom thereof and in vertical alignment with the juncture of the two top mail apertures, a cage hinged to the sai d rod and adapted to be extended through the said frontal door, and means for normally maintaining the said cage in its vertical po' sition within the casin In testimony whereor I aiiir-z my signature.

REBECCA FEREBEE. 

